July Jamboree of Data
Happy Monday people who find data interesting! I'm back with another round of quick data hits for you. This month we've got some cloud, security, APIs, AIOps, and data. Almost covered the whole stack this time! I think that's a stretch goal...
In any case, for a technology that's basically commodified at this point, cloud is sure getting a lot of air time this month. From compliance to capacity to repatriation, cloud somehow manages to remains on the A-list.
Security, of course, never suffers from a lack of attention. On a positive note there, I'm seeing more conversations about "fraud + security", and more indications that the (necessary) shift of security strategy toward risk management rather than the frenetic reactions of the past two decades is starting to gain momentum. See this report for data and statistics and stuff: PwC Global Economic Crime and Fraud Survey 2022.
Well, enough of my chatter. Let's dive into the data pool, shall we? Of course we shall - it's cooler in there!
The July Jamboree
Yeah, yeah. Competitor data bad! Grrr! Okay, now that we've got that out of the way, this report is based on objective data - which means I find it informative. Like the finding that 99% of cloud users, roles, services, and resources were granted excessive permissions. See, this is why zero trust is a thing - to counter the laxity in security practices when it comes to permissions. You know, like to install, upgrade, access, delete, move, start, stop...
This report had all the right words to win buzzword bingo in one headline! But let's also be honest, a big reason why organizations can't scale efficiently today is they use practices and processes that rely heavily on people. And people don't hyperscale. They just don't. In case you wanted this to tie into cloud somehow, the top challenge with current infrastructure capabilities (63%) is: lack of support for a wide variety of cloud resources.
Most interesting factoid: the most popular KPI (62%) used to track infra automation goals is infrastructure provisioning lead times.
I include this because it continues to validate the repatriation movement with the finding that 71% of respondents expect to move all or some of their workloads currently running in public clouds back to private IT environments over the next two years.
Because cost, performance, and security. Which used to be some of the reasons people moved to the cloud. Hunh.
Yes, data. Because while the most interesting finding in this report sounds like hyperbole, it really isn't. A data strategy and practice is of vital importance to the future of any business that wants to continue operating in a digital economy. Digital signals are replacing physical signals as indicators of business health. So you'd better be able to manage them. And no, they aren't the same as customer data, which is why it's a big deal to establish a data practice and actually have a strategy.
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Most interesting factoid: 70% agree that companies without a data strategy will go out of business?
I hate to tell you this, but you are going to hear about API security for the next two years - or more. Probably because, as this report found, there are an "average of 15,564 APIs in use among survey respondent organizations, and a growth rate of 201% over the past 12 months." And most of them aren't catalogued, secured, or monitored. So... yeah. Couldn't possibly be because everything is API-accessible and manageable and, as I read on Twitter this morning, first software ate the world and then APIs ate software.
I liked this one because its positioning itself as more serious and formal than a survey or report. It's a STUDY.
It basically uncovers that AIOps today - as a vision and in practice - is immature and focuses on solving the challenges of a digital business by relying on the technology and techniques we understand today. Yeah, that's an opinion, ain't it? But hey - when the top use cases are network service optimization, improving app performance, and faster security response you gotta call it as you see it.
Things I've been reading
Day 2 operations is where the responsibilities of developers and SREs meet – and often conflict. I liked this for basically pointing out that all the speed to get to release is often wasted when it hits the brick wall of day 2 operations.
Every wonder what it means when people say, “app modernization”? It isn’t just turning monoliths into microservices, it’s actually a whole lot more complicated than that. I loved this article for breaking down modernization into seven simple patterns. Also this quote: "We should consider whether an application is fit for purpose, rather than whether it should become the fastest and most advanced it could possibly be. There’s no point buying a Ferrari to do the neighbourhood school run." ?
Tech I'm Keeping an Eye On
Ever wonder what technology I'm following? Wonder no more! Here's my quick hit list for the summer:
That's it for July! Stay cool, stay safe, and most of all - STAY SANE!